Prime 103, a steak/sushi hybrid on Route 27 run by Eddie “Jean Luc” Kleefield (inset), has seen better days.Doug Kuntz

It’s nearly summer. But in Southampton, storefronts are covered in brown paper, restaurants and nightclubs are vacant, and the usual frenzy associated with the start of the season — the application of fresh paint, the hiring and training of staff — has been replaced by an eerie quiet.

Just like the bold, beautiful and Botoxed who flock here, the Hamptons scene reinvents itself each year. While a few mainstays such as Nick & Toni’s continue to attract a posh clientele, many venues rely on new operators and promoters to lease their space every summer, injecting fresh life into the restaurant and night-life scene.

But this year that scene is in chaos. Pacific East, the mammoth space in Amagansett, remains empty. The Laundry, a restaurant in East Hampton, filed Chapter 11, then closed — after 29 years in business. The landlord of 75 Main in Southampton is battling the leaseholder in a spat that has left the space empty since December.

Meanwhile, troubled Hamptons gadabout Eddie “Jean Luc” Kleefield has yet to open any of his four restaurants, including Madame Tong’s in Southampton and Prime 103 in East Hampton, due to ongoing litigation.

“Every year it’s like playing musical chairs trying to find Hamptons spaces, but this year there is nowhere to land!” says New York promoter Mark Baker, who has been scouring the East End for a venue to lease so he can open a splashy resto-lounge.

“Even if you get a space, it can take at least a month to secure a liquor license,” warns Michael Gluckman, who owns Bamboo and the Boathouse in East Hampton and is close to signing a deal in the former Laundry space. “And the State Liquor Authority is backed up right now.”

Could the Hamptons scene be a wash this summer? Here’s a look at some of the most imperiled spots on the East End.

Prime 103 103 Montauk Highway, East Hampton

Eddie “Jean Luc” Kleefield was a king of Hamptons night life with four hot restaurants including this one. Last year, his business imploded amid bounced checks and dramatic arrests. All charges have been deemed civil disputes, not criminal, but the spaces are still in flux. The only one of Kleefield’s restaurants to emerge from court is Grappa; the case was settled in April, and landlord Eddie Burke Jr., famous for defending Lizzie Grubman, says he is close to a deal to bring in new operators.

75 Main 75 Main St., Southampton

The 125-seat dining room right in the middle of Main Street has been vacant since December, when employees left because they hadn’t been paid. “It’s a shame,” says restaurateur Keith Davis. “Here’s this big, beautiful space — right in the middle of Southampton’s Main Street — sitting empty.”

Bamboo 47 Montauk Highway, East Hampton;

The Asian restaurant-lounge temporarily lost its liquor license due to late filing, but when you call now, a recording says the restaurant is back in business. Owner Michael Gluckman, who has opened another place called the Boathouse, is seeking to bring in an NYC restaurateur or promoter. “Bamboo is 10 years old — if a professional operator wants to breathe new life into it, I’d be open to that,” he says.

Pink Elephant

281 County Road 39A, Southampton

Located on the first floor of the Capri Hotel, the East End offshoot of the Chelsea night spot run by David Sarner filed for bankruptcy with $2 million in debts last summer. So far nobody has signed on to fill its giant cushy outdoor banquettes, but night-life big Noah Tepperberg has scoped it out — and Giuseppe Tuosto of SoHo’s Via dei Mille is looking to buy the building and open a new restaurant and nightclub.

… but a few places are heating up!

The Tavern125 Tuckahoe Road, Southampton; 631-287-2125

After renting out the space for eight years, original Tavern operators Erik and Gordon von Broock and John Flanagan will run it themselves this summer. They will call it RDV, the same name as their Meatpacking lounge adjoining Bagatelle.

Serafina

104 N. Main St., East Hampton; 631-267-3500

New York’s Serafina team of Vittorio Assaf and Fabio Granato will be opening a branch of their hopping Italian place by Memorial Day. But they are in the process of struggling with East Hampton Village authorities over details, like being allowed to open a Capri-style lemon garden in the back.

Lily Pond/Philippe

44 Three Mile Harbor Road, East Hampton; 631-907-0250

After their big success last summer at Lily Pond, Mike Satsky and his partner Brian Gefter will be back in the space along with Stratis Morfogen’s premium restaurant Philippe.

Georgica Restaurant and Lounge

108 Wainscott Stone Road, Wainscott; 631-537-5603

Eugene Remm and Mark Birnbaum will bring their party night to this Tudor house-turned-restaurant every Saturday.